Chinese Government Is Backing Galamsey Fight – Lands Minister
Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu says the Chinese government is in full support of Ghana's efforts to ...
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Catholic Priests Backs Government Galamsey Fight With ‘operation Touch Heaven’
Some Catholic Priests from areas where there is illegal mining activities in the Central Region have launched a campaign to ...
MMIP For Miners To Cost US$10m
GOVERNMENT’s five-year Multilateral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP), an alternative livelihood programme for illegal gold miners, is expected to cost US$10 ...
Galamsey Operators Vow Not Stop Mining If…
Illegal small-scale miners also known as (galamsey) in the Amansie West district of the Ashanti Region have threatened to return ...
Galamseyers In Kumasi To Petition Otumfuo Over Gov’t Crack Down
The Small Scale Miners Association in Kumasi says it will petition the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II over government’s decision ...
Government’s Alternative Livelihood Program For Illegal Miners To Cost $10 Million
The five-year Multilateral Mining Integrated Project that will offer an alternative source of livelihood for illegal miners is estimated to ...
Alternative Livelihood Programme For Illegal Miners To Cost $10m
Government’s five-year Multilateral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP), an alternative livelihood programme for illegal miners, is expected to cost $10 millin. ...
Lands Minister Destroys Sachet Water Belonging To Illegal Miners
The Lands Minister has destroyed bags of sachet of water belonging to some illegal miners at Tumentu in the Western ...
Galamseyers Vacate Sites; Chinese Beg
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government appears to be winning the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, as ...
Create Employment Opportunities For Affected Illegal Miners – WACAM Tells Gov’t
The Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), a mining sector pressure group has advised government to create employment ...
Lands and Natural Resources Minister Tours Galamsey Sites
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, yesterday led a delegation to illegal mining sites in the country, ...
Galamsey Fight Is ‘war’ – Ken Ashigbey
Even though it appears the anti-galamsey fight has chalked some successes, “we should all know that this is not a ...
Galamseyers At Akrofusu Defy Government’s Ultimatum
Despite government’s seeming aggressive effort to stop the menace, some galamsey operators at Akrofusu in the Eastern Region seem unperturbed. ...
544 Excavators Abandon Galamsey Sites – Minerals Commission
About 544 excavators have voluntarily moved out of their hideouts at separate illegal mining sites, following the expiration of an ...
We’ll Allow You To Mine But Properly – Minister
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources John Peter Amewu has disclosed that government will help illegal miners return to ...
Ministerial Task-Force Tours Galamsey Sites [Photos]
A ministerial task-force has toured some illegal mining sites in the Eastern Region, as government’s three-weeks ultimatum to the miners ...
544 Excavators Moved From Galamsey Sites
About 544 excavators have been moved out of their hideouts at separate illegal mining sites, following the expiration of an ultimatum ...
544 Excavators Abandon Galamsey Sites
About 544 excavators have so far left their hideouts in illegal mining sites following the expiration of an ultimatum given ...
Akufo-Addo Unveils Anti-Galamsey Strategy This Week
President Nana Akufo-Addo will this week unveil government’s strategy to deal with the menace of illegal mining in the country ...
Security Expert Cautions Against ‘violent’ Removal of Illegal Miners
Calls for a major clampdown against the activities of illegal miners have been shot down by a security expert, Dr ...